You can tailor your loads for your rifle. The military--and most police departments--do not do this.
The military cartridges are every bit as accurate as handloads. As a matter of fact, the military cartridges are loaded to the same spec as the cartridges you can buy off the shelf.
Examples:
Cartridge, M118LR = Federal GMM2; 175 grain MatchKing loaded to 2600 fps.
Cartridge, M118 = Federal GMM; 168 grain MatchKing loaded to 2650 fps.
And, just for information, I have not found a handload yet that will shoot as well--or match the performance of--the Federal 175 grain Match load. This round is the standard issue round for my Department.
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